Listen while you drive to and from appraisal inspections as Dustin Harris, The Appraiser Coach, gives you helpful tips, tricks, ideas, and principles which will make you a better appraisal business owner. Dustin has been a successful real estate appraiser for many years. As the Appraiser Coach, he has made it his life's mission to teach other appraisers across the country to also succeed and thrive as real estate appraisal business owners. Join Dustin each week as he keeps you informed with ...

Stop accepting a measly fee for cancellations when the borrower or Realtor cancels the appraisal at the door. Work for A Clients who treat you like a professional and will pay you for what you might have into the assignment to date.

The Appraisal Qualification Board (AQB) has lowered the barrier to entry for appraisers coming into our profession. What does that mean for the appraisers? More importantly, what does that mean for you and your business?

It is easy to ignore potential problems in your appraisal business because you don't want to deal with discomfort. It is better to get in front of them before they become issues that cannot easily be dealt with. Dustin talks today about the Law of Delegation and how to manage problems effectively when they first arise.…

Kevin White, new President and CEO of Datamaster joins us with Marty Hamilton, Marketing Manager, and Jared Priesler, Chief Appraiser & Product Development, to introduce the new Datamaster 6. You are not going to believe how much time this is going to save you.

The law of delegation has been talked about before on this broadcast, but never in this much depth. Dustin goes into why the law of delegation is such a powerful tool and can actually create more time for a business owner.

How much of what we do is due to our professional nature, how much is simply because our mentor told us to do it that way, and how much is just overkill? For example, do you sketch interior walls? Should you? How do you know where that line is and when you have crossed it? Dustin shows there is a delicate balance between quality and making money.…

Dustin had a recent experience where he visited a small law firm. It was not unusual that he dealt with multiple people, even though he was there to conduct business with an attorney. Why is an appraisal office seen as so much different!

If you have an inspection in a private neighborhood, do you have the right to also take comp pictures in that Neighborhood? Dustin talks today about comps in private neighborhoods and on private roads.

Jerin Harper joins us again to talk through 'conflicts of interest.' As an appraiser and a real estate agent, he has had some experiences that would cause one to pause and ask questions. Dustin and Jerin also talk through some other potential conflicts of interest included appraising your neighbor's, friend's, or family's homes.…

Today is another Appraiser Stories episode, but with a twist. Dustin talks with Jesse Ledbetter about how he fell into appraising and his thoughts after being a trainee for a year. If you are thinking about training, he offers some sound advice.

We do them all the time, but how long has it been since you actually read what you are doing? Can you do a final on a property that you were not the original appraiser on? What if you find stuff that the original appraiser should have caught? How do you handle these things? Dustin tackles those questions and more about the 1004D today…

Anyone who knows even a little about my unique business model knows that I do not work the appraisal thing like my peers do. I have often said, “When you do things like everyone else, you get what everyone else gets.”

A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is what the big boys and girls use on Wall Street to keep their top CEOs from getting poached by other companies. The same concept might work to help put 'golden handcuffs' on your own employees. In the final episode in this Minisode series of benefits for employees, Dustin talks about how and why it works.…

Who are your key employees? What would happen if they were not around anymore to assist with your business growth. We put life insurance on our family members, but have you considered doing it for employees? Dustin shows us how, in Part III of the Minisode series on employee benefits.

We do it every day; appraise to find the market value, but is there a problem with the very definition of market value? Tim Andersen joins Dustin to discuss Fannie Mae's definition of MV and what an appraiser can learn from semantics.

Desktops are becoming more and more popular. Many appraisers shy away from them, but are they a product to consider? Can an appraiser make a living and never leave the comfort of their office chair? Dustin and Ernie explore.

Dustin uses it and he talks about it all the time on this show. Today, Dustin sits down with Greg Fandrick at the 2017 Fall Val Expo to get into the nuts and bolts of what ANOW is and why every appraiser should be using it.

Datamaster is an amazing tool to help save you 30-60 mins per report. Now, the new Datamaster is here (in Beta form). Ryan and Mitch joined Dustin at the 2017 Vegas Val Expo to dig into the nitty gritty.

What is it like to attend the Valuation Expo? This year it happened during the most tragic week in Vegas history, but the events that fateful Sunday night did not stop participants from doing what they do. Let's listen in as Dustin interviews a few.

Jim is a new member of Dustin's Dream Team in Dallas. He says the experience has been both "good and bad." Find out why. You will also love hearing about his recent experience hiding behind his female trainee when a dog came after them.

You have heard Dustin refer to the different levels of employee expertise in terms such as Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III (see Episode 188). Now, Dustin introduces a new term; Tier IV. What is it and are you working toward it in your appraisal office?

Note: This interview was recorded nearly a week before the massacre in Las Vegas. Of course, the attack has overshadowed things. I am checking on Dave's status now. Dave Radcliffe is a high producing real estate agent in the Las Vegas area. He is not happy with appraisers who do not do their jobs correctly. Two years ago, he produced this video ...…

There is something special about being self-employed. One of the greatest, yet least recognized aspect is the ability to be in control of your own climb up the success ladder. You are in control of your future.

Going mobile for your appraisal inspections is a hard transition. Sometimes, appraisers give up before they have really given it a chance. A few tips on better use of your laser might give you the nudge to stick it out.

Does the appraiser own their own appraisal reports? What about the client? What implications does that have for our business and our future. Tim Andersen kindly lends his time and knowledge today to help us understand this issue.

Human beings are hardwired for comparison. We naturally look at our peers and compare ourselves to them. This leads us to follow them, but this is not the right recipe for success. Rather, success is often defined by doing the exact opposite of what our competition is doing.